Awning.



P. G. PENNINGTON.

AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1913.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

/l a W FRAR'K G. PENNINGTON, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

AVSTNING.

Application filed February 7, 1913.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. PENNING- 'roN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Awnings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

In the adjustment of awnings to buildings and more particularly of those that are used over sidewalks, the height of the window or doors over which they-are placed and the construction of the building across the lintel or top of the casings necessitates corresponding adjustments in the disposition of the awning frames where they are built in the ordinary manner. It is also necessary to provide a definite amount of head room below the awning and to arrange the frame so that when extended the rigid parts clear the heads of passers-by.

This invent-ion relates to an awning and to an arrangement thereof whereby it is readily applied over any window or door and whereby the necessary clearance can be obtained without defacing the building or making a special disposition of the supporting brackets or parts thereon.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a View, partially in section and partially in elevation, of an awning that embodies features of the invention in partially extended position; and Fig. 2 is a view of the awning in closed or collapsed position.

Referring to the drawings, a base plate 1 has a bracket 2- on= which a roller 3 is journaled. The base is adapted to be secured as by bolts 4, lag screws or the like against the face of a building and over a window or door. A depending arm 5 of the frame that is preferably off-set, supports a pivot bracket 6 near its lower end and carries lugs 7 near its upper end in which an upright screw-threaded rod 8 is secured. The bracket and lugs may be formed integrally with or secured to the arm 5 as preferred. A swivel block 9 is shift-able longitudinally on the rod 8 by proper manipulation of jam nuts 10. An eye bolt 11 is pivoted in the swivel block and is provided with check nuts 12 between which the. ear

Specification 01 Letters .Eaceut.

Patented Qct. 21, 1Wi3.

Serial No. 'i'46,61.

13 of a link 14 is adjustably secured. Lazy tongs 15 are pivot-ally attached at the inner end to the bracket 6 and link 14. The outer lower member 16 of thelazy tongs has an extended lateral end portion-l7 in which a screwthrea-ded stem 18 is adjustably held by suitable nuts 19. A transverse rod 2t) is secured to a stem as a support for a covering 21 of the awning which is secured at its inner end to the roller 3 and falls below the rod a curtain 22. A shield 23 of suitable design and material is secured on the face of the building above the roller 3. The roller 3 is operated by any preferred means for winding up the covering and consequently drawing the lazy tongs into col lapsed 'or closed position. Because of the articulation of the upper pivot connection of the lazy tongs to the upright adjusting bolt on the supporting member, the pitch or inclination of the lazy tongs when extended can be varied and in any event can be so arranged that when fully pro] ected, the outer member 16 assumes a substantially horizontal position a indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that it iswell above the lower margin of the curtain 22. As clearance or head room is measured from the lower marinclination can be given and the horizontal.

position of the extended lower member of the lazy tongs be accurately arranged.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What I claim is 1. In an awning, a base, a roller journaled thereon, lazy tongs adjustably articulated at the inner end to the base and an outer su porting member adjustably secured on t e outer portion of the tongs.

2. In an awning, a base, a roller journaled thereon, lazy tongs pivoted at the inner lower end to the base, means adjustably articulating the inner, upper end to the base, and an outer supporting member adjustably secured on the outer portion of the tongs.

3. In an awning, a base, a roller journaled on the base, lazy tongs pivoted at the inner lower end to the base, vertically and. laterally adjustable means articulating the upper inner end of the tongs to the base, and a supporting member adj ustably supported on the outer end of the tongs.

4. In an awning, a base adapted to be secured near its upper end to a building, a roller journaled on the base, lazy tongs articulated at the inner end to the base adjacent the roller, adjustable for altering the inclination of the tongs, and a covering supporting member adjustably secured on the outer end portion of the tongs.

5. In an awning, a base adapted to be secured to a building, a covering roll ournaled thereon, an upright member on the base, a swivel block adjustable longitudinally on the member, lazy tongs pivoted at the inner lower end to the base and articulated at the upper inner end to the block, and a covering supporting member adjustably secured on the outer end portions of the lazy tongs.

6. in an awning, a base, lazy tongs pivoted at the inner lower end to thebase, lon gitudinally extensible means vertically adjustable on the base, articulating the upper inner end of the tongs to the base and a covering supporting member adjustably secured on the outer end portions of the tongs.

7. in an awning, a base, a covering roller journaled on the base, a bracket on the base, an upright rod on the base, a swivel block adjustable longitudinally on the rod, a bolt pivoted on the block, a link adjustable longitudinally on the bolt, lazy tongs pivoted at the inner ends tothe bracket and link, and a covering supporting member adjustably secured on the outer end of the tongs.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK C. PENNINGTON.

lVitnesses:

OT'ro F. BARTHEL, ANNA M. Donn. 

